Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	better_a	good_a	sir_n	778	5	5.6463	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65352	John Webb, alias, Hop-bodee-boody's last will and testament VVho departed this life at his nurses house in Turn-Mill-street, in the 85th. year of his age. VVith his pretty exploits, character, sayings, and epitaph.	Webb, John, 1674 or 5-1759. aut	1674 (1674)	Wing W1203A; ESTC R220900	4,267	8

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